Community Newshttp://news.ucsc.edu/rss/community.html?utm_medium=rsshttp://news.ucsc.edu/rss/community.html?utm_medium=rssMon, 30 Mar 2015 19:00:52 -0700Santa CruzNew chief communications officer starts WednesdaySherry Main joins UC Santa Cruz Wednesday, April 1, as assistant vice chancellor for communications and marketing.http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/main.html?utm_medium=rssThu, 26 Mar 2015 16:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/main.html?utm_medium=rssStudent support gives major boost to Quarry reopeningEfforts to restore and reopen the landmark Quarry Amphitheater received a major boost with the endorsement of using up to $6.38 million in existing student fee reserves toward the project.
http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/quarry-student-support.html?utm_medium=rssThu, 26 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/quarry-student-support.html?utm_medium=rssEvening concerts and rare telescope viewings draw visitors to UC’s Lick ObservatoryFor 35 years the Summer Series program at UC's Lick Observatory has drawn concert fans and astronomy devotees to the summit of Mt. Hamilton.http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/lick-summer-programs.html?utm_medium=rssThu, 26 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/lick-summer-programs.html?utm_medium=rssLASER talk to explore research in bio-acoustics, film, archaeology, and artUC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences will continue its series of LASER talks on campus this spring on Tuesday, March 31, at 7 p.m. in the Digital Arts Research Center. Admission is free and open to the public.http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/laser-arts-research.html?utm_medium=rssWed, 25 Mar 2015 17:10:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/laser-arts-research.html?utm_medium=rssAlumni Weekend—Come HomeEvery Alumni Weekend feels like a milestone for returning Banana Slugs and a chance to be part of a living history. But this year those impulses will be stronger than ever since the event serves as one of the anchor pieces of the campus's yearlong 50th anniversary celebration.http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/rev-spring-15-alumni-weekend.html?utm_medium=rssWed, 25 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/rev-spring-15-alumni-weekend.html?utm_medium=rssLocal seventh graders set sights on collegeHalf of Santa Cruz County’s seventh graders – more than 1,400 – attended the 7th Grade College and Career Summit on campus on Friday, March 20.http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/college-summit-seventh-graders.html?utm_medium=rssTue, 24 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/college-summit-seventh-graders.html?utm_medium=rssHistoric hay barn rises again to become a center for sustainability programsOver a weekend, volunteers joined professionals to raise the timber-framed superstructure for the re-creation of the Cowell Ranch hay barn on the UC Santa Cruz campus.http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/hay-barn-raising.html?utm_medium=rssMon, 23 Mar 2015 18:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/hay-barn-raising.html?utm_medium=rssUC Santa Cruz alum writes first children’s book in City Lights’ 60-year history “American history is filled with stories of brave and powerful men, but have you ever wondered where the women are?” So begins Rad American Women A-Z, a new book by humanities alumna Kate Schatz... http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/alumna-rad-women.html?utm_medium=rssFri, 20 Mar 2015 14:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/alumna-rad-women.html?utm_medium=rssArts Dean’s Lecture Series to explore music, cognition, biology, and languageThis spring, the Arts Dean's Lecture Series will offer up a series of public lectures by eminent scholars and artists to explore the fundamentals of why and how we make and hear music.http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/arts-dean-series.html?utm_medium=rssTue, 10 Mar 2015 15:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/arts-dean-series.html?utm_medium=rssUC Santa Cruz professor aims to expand science internships for high school studentsAstronomer Puragra GuhaThakurta will use a sabbatical at Google to expand and diversify the Science Internship Program.http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/science-internships.html?utm_medium=rssTue, 10 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/science-internships.html?utm_medium=rssTreasure hunting in the University ArchivesBy Elizabeth Cowell, University Librarian—If the 50th anniversary of UC Santa Cruz has made you curious about the history of this campus, you need look no further than McHenry Library to find a goldmine of historical artifacts.http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/cowell-keynote.html?utm_medium=rssMon, 09 Mar 2015 15:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/03/cowell-keynote.html?utm_medium=rssUC Santa Cruz students compete in global challenge for $1 million Hult PrizeA team of UC Santa Cruz students has advanced to the regional finals of the sixth annual Hult Prize, the world’s largest student competition and start-up platform for social good. http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/02/Hult-competition.html?utm_medium=rssFri, 27 Feb 2015 17:40:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/02/Hult-competition.html?utm_medium=rssDistinguished alumni to speak on conservation, film, law, art, writing'True Originals' speaking series will feature accomplished Banana Slugs giving thought-provoking talks during Alumni Weekend 2015.http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/02/alumni-weekend-true-originals.html?utm_medium=rssFri, 27 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/02/alumni-weekend-true-originals.html?utm_medium=rssConference at UC Santa Cruz to explore modern Jewish spaces and identityThe Center for Jewish Studies at UC Santa Cruz will present a two-day conference, “Liminal Spaces and the Jewish Imagination” on campus February 18-19. http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/02/jewish-studies-conference.html?utm_medium=rssFri, 13 Feb 2015 15:15:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/02/jewish-studies-conference.html?utm_medium=rssAnita Hill to speak at UC Santa Cruz on gender and racial equality Feb. 26Anita Hill’s life changed forever in 1991 when a television audience of 22 million saw her testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Clarence Thomas.http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/02/anita-hill-inteview.html?utm_medium=rssThu, 12 Feb 2015 12:40:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/02/anita-hill-inteview.html?utm_medium=rssFemale pumas kill more, eat less when humans are near, study findsFemale pumas kill more prey but consume less when their territories bump into human development, UC Santa Cruz researchers report in a new study based on monitoring more than two dozen pumas in the Santa Cruz mountains.
http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/02/puma-kill-rates.html?utm_medium=rssThu, 12 Feb 2015 12:39:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/02/puma-kill-rates.html?utm_medium=rss Institute of Arts and Sciences to host first LASER talk of the year UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences will present its first “LASER” talk of 2015 on Tuesday, February 10, at the Digital Arts Research Center.http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/02/laser-talk-watts.html?utm_medium=rssThu, 05 Feb 2015 14:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/02/laser-talk-watts.html?utm_medium=rssFriends of Long Marine Lab supports 17 student research projectsFrom sea otters to sea level rise, Student Research and Education Awards will support a wide range of student research projects.http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/01/lml-awards.html?utm_medium=rssFri, 30 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/01/lml-awards.html?utm_medium=rssFifty artists from five decades: UC Santa Cruz 50th alumni exhibition opens Feb. 5 UC Santa Cruz alumni from across the country are contributing their works to "50/50"—a new art exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the campus that opens on February 5.http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/01/50th-alumni-art.html?utm_medium=rssMon, 26 Jan 2015 14:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/01/50th-alumni-art.html?utm_medium=rssCampus, city take home prestigious governor's awardIn 2011, the City and UCSC created the GreenWharf program to foster the development and incorporation of innovative technology into the structure and operations at the Santa Cruz Wharf.http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/01/award-greenwharf.html?utm_medium=rssThu, 22 Jan 2015 08:30:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2015/01/award-greenwharf.html?utm_medium=rss